In program eight, the table was set for the so-called hell week, with tough exercises on the menu. For Olaf Tufte, the competition to carry sandbags should be one of the exercises he will remember extra well. The name “Gravity” was not chosen by chance. Refuse to give up The challenge consists in carrying more and more sandbags back and forth between two stands. After ten rounds, the men ask for 120 kilos and the women 90 kilos. Two years ago, it was current program manager Aksel Lund Svindal who set a new record, with 71 rounds. When Nils Jakob Hoff impressed with a whopping 82 rounds last year, many thought that the ceiling had been reached. That time no. Olaf Tufte secured a new record. Photo: Heidi Marie Gøperød / Nordisk Banijay/news The former competitive rower Tufte wanted to go on a long trip. The powerhouse from Nykirke did not give up until he had completed an incredible 101 rounds. He himself remembers that he did not dare to give up. – It’s one of those exercises where you don’t know what the others are doing. When you are surrounded by such strong people, you just have to keep going, and hope the others haven’t gone as far, says Tufte. Would like to do it again But even if he set a new record with sandbags, and won two out of three rehearsals in the episode, he would like to have the opportunity again. He was not quite in shape during the exercises in question. – I was not one hundred percent healthy. I would have liked to have performed better in some of the exercises, but I didn’t have much more to contribute here and there. After all, the most important thing is to get through and stay on, says Tufte. He himself came out best in both “Gravity” and “The Wall”, but in the rehearsal “På vippen” he had to see himself beaten by Kristin Holte. He was impressed by all the participants, but admits that the crossfit athlete got a slightly extra high star. – Kristin is a completely insane lady. We had a good chemistry early on in the recording, and think a lot alike, says Tufte. Kristin Holte ran away with the winner in the rehearsal “På vippen”. Photo: Nordisk Banijay/news Heidi Marie Gøperød / Heidi Marie Gøperød Relaxed night test In this episode, three out of six rehearsals in hell week were carried out. Andreas Lødrup (kickboxing), Kristin Holte (crossfit), Ola Vigen Hattestad (cross-country skiing) and the previously mentioned Olaf Tufte (rowing) were involved from start to finish. Which of the four athletes who are still going out will not be revealed until next week’s episode. Tufte thinks Hell’s Week was one of the best periods in the Champions of Masters, if you look at the competitions in isolation. – It was the best week. Then there was a bit of a punch, and we like that. Andreas Lødrup 37 years Kickboxer National team athlete in the period 2007-2013 European and world champion in full contact kickboxing as an amateur and won the professional WC belt (WAKO PRO) twice. Ezinne Okparaebo 34 years Athletics athlete, sprint Silver in EC indoor 2009 and bronze in EC indoor 2011 at 60 meters Female holds the Norwegian record for 100 metres. Frode Johnsen48 years Football player The oldest Norwegian national team player of all time, the all-time top scorer in the Eliteserien and Europe and the all-time oldest goalscorer in a European club tournament Has scored 86 goals for Odd and is the club’s top scorer throughout history Hanne Staff 50 years Orienteering Became world champion four times before she retired after WC in 2004 With her 26 individual NM golds, she is the all-time winner in the Norwegian championships in orienteering Helene Spilling 24 years oldSports dancerHas 23 NM medals, 17 of which are gold Reigning Norwegian champion and has been Norwegian champion eight years in a row in standard dance. Has represented Norway in both the EC and WC Kristin Holte, 36 years Crossfit athlete, NC gold in indoor pole vault from 2009 and won the NC in weightlifting in 2015 in the 58 kg class Won the NC in functional fitness in 2021, where she also received the king’s trophy. In the same year, she also won the WC in the same discipline.Linn Jørum Sulland, 38 years Handball player Won the EHF Champions League with Larvik HK 2010/11 and league champion six times.Sulland became Norway’s top scorer with 51 goals in the WC 2011, only beaten by Brazil’s Alexandra Nascimento in total. Stig-André Berge, 39 years WrestlerHas an Olympics -bronze medal (2016) in Greco-Roman style 59 kg, a WC medal in silver (2014) in 60 kg and three EC medals bronze (2017) 60 kg, silver (2018) 63 kg and silver (2019) 63 kgOlaf Tufte46 years RowingHas won four Olympic medals: two gold, one silver and one bronzeThe first Norwegian to have participated in seven Olympics and holds the world record in 100,000 meters rowing together with Nito SimonsenOla Vigen Hattestad40 years Cross-country runnerAll-time winningest cross-country sprinter on the men’s sideOne Olympic gold (2014) , 2 gold (2009) and 1 silver (2011) and 1 bronze (2015) in the WC and 3 gold (2007, 2008, 2014) and 1 silver (2010) in the NM.
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Olaf Tufte broke last year’s incredible record in the Master of Masters – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
